Versuchen GOLD - Frei

Thousands are left with no water

The Journal

January 13, 2026

A MAJOR incident was declared yesterday as 30,000 properties in Kent and Sussex were without a proper water supply.

South East Water (SEW) has blamed the latest outage, across 11 postcode areas, on Storm Goretti and cold weather causing burst pipes and power cuts.

Yesterday, many customers in Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead, Maidstone, Whitstable, Canterbury and surrounding towns and villages were without water. Beleaguered SEW said its repair teams were working “around the clock” and have apologised.

SEW incident manager Matthew Dean said: “We're sorry to our customers across Kent and Sussex who are experiencing issues with their drinking water supply, including no water, intermittent supply interruptions or low pressure.

Diese Geschichte stammt aus der January 13, 2026-Ausgabe von The Journal.

Abonnieren Sie Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierter Premium-Geschichten und über 9.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.

Sie sind bereits Abonnent? Anmelden

WEITERE GESCHICHTEN VON The Journal

Alle

The Journal

Stassin set for summer transfer

SUNDERLAND'S sporting director Kristjaan Speakman is busy behind the scenes exploring options to reshape the squad.

1 mins

January 13, 2026

The Journal

Swiss resort in Olympics hope

OLYMPICS

1 min

January 13, 2026

The Journal

Magpies duo given green light for loan moves

NEWCASTLE

2 mins

January 13, 2026

The Journal

Cash from developers left unspent

A TYNESIDE council has over £5m in unspent contributions from developers in its coffers, according to recently published financial reports.

1 min

January 13, 2026

The Journal

Pep jokes about losing sleep over the Magpies

BUT CITY BOSS IS WARY OF LATE GOAL THREAT AT ST JAMES'

2 mins

January 13, 2026

The Journal

ENJOY NATURE ON YOUR DOORSTEP

Winter can be a rewarding time to get outdoors, even in urban places.

1 min

January 13, 2026

The Journal

Heritage railway's celebrity bear special event

FANS of a much loved bear might want to pack their marmalade sandwiches and head to a railway station in the North East this year.

1 mins

January 13, 2026

The Journal

Former gallery reveals new arts centre link-up

THE Side photographic gallery is to establish an office at the Baltic arts centre after closing its own gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

2 mins

January 13, 2026

The Journal